Youth Services

Vision:“All youth,
particularly those most in need, will acquire the necessary skills to
successfully transition into further education, training, careers and
adulthood.”

Youth Program
Principles:

• Provide a single funding stream for all local
areas, in addition to resources for areas with high poverty and
unemployment
• Responsibility for design placed under guidance of the local
Youth Council
• Strong business involvement
• Moves from one-time,
short-term interventions to consolidated approach
• Features a broad array of
youth

Youth Council:The Youth Council is a subgroup
of the Kaua`i Workforce Investment Board. It provides expertise in youth policy
and assists the local board in broadening the youth employment and training
focus in the community to incorporate a youth development perspective. Questions
for the Youth Council can be directed to kbradford@kauai.gov.

Out-of-School ProgramThe
Out-of-School program is offered to disadvantaged youth, ages 16-21, who are no
longer attending school. The program begins with a two-week class using a
curriculum that is specifically designed to address work readiness and
occupational skills and to prepare the youth for work experience and job
placement. These goals are addressed and met through interactive training
modules, followed by actual participation in work experience. This approach
allows the participants to not only receive training in employability skills,
but also begin to immediately apply those skills in the workplace.